Jig for positioning furring rails
OwnerKevin Lonerganinventor
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Abstract
A jig for use in positioning steel furring rails in a suspended ceiling construction is disclosed. The jig comprise an arm having at each end a receptacle for receiving a respective furring rail transversely of the arm. A first of the receptacles has an inwardly extending member on its outer edge for supporting the weight of that end of the jig by hooking the member around the edge of a furring rail proximate the first receptacle. The second receptacle has a magnet for supporting the weight of that end of the jig by magnetic attraction to a furring rail in the second receptacle.
Claims17
A jig for use in positioning steel furring rails in a suspended ceiling construction, the jig comprising an arm having at each end a receptacle for receiving a respective furring rail transversely of the arm, a first of the receptacles having an inwardly extending member on its outer edge for supporting the weight of that end of the jig by hooking the member around the edge of a furring rail proximate the first receptacle, and the second receptacle having a magnet for supporting the weight of that end of the jig by magnetic attraction to a furring rail in the second receptacle.
A jig for use in positioning steel furring rails during building construction, the jig comprising an arm having at each end a receptacle for receiving a respective furring rail transversely of the arm, a first of the receptacles having a magnet for supporting that end of the jig by magnetic attraction to a furring rail in the first receptacle, and the second receptacle having a magnet for supporting that end of the jig by magnetic attraction to a furring rail in the second receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.